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Severe iron deficiency anaemia caused by bed bug parasitisation without a rash [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineBackground: Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are blood-sucking insects widely distributed in temperate regions. While they are not known to be vectors of infectious diseases, their bites often cause dermatological symptoms, such as pruritus and rash. Rarely,
Daichi Imai +4 more
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Implementation of the OHS-interRAI for regular oral health assessments by non-dental caregivers: focus group study using a SWOT analysis [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Oral health remains challenging in nursing home residents. The international Resident Assessment Instrument for Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI LTCF) enables multidimensional geriatric assessment and care planning through Collaborative ...
Patricia Ann Ivonne Vandenbulcke +7 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Background Globally, oral health status of the geriatric population residing in nursing homes is poor. The integration of non-dental professionals is vital to monitor oral health, early identification and triaging of oral health problems, and timely ...
Rojina Thapa +2 more
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The Relationship between Smoking and Sublingual Varices in the Elderly
Oman Medical Journal, 2021 Objectives: We investigated the existence of any connection between smoking and sublingual varices (SLV) in the older population. Methods: This case-control study was conducted in 2019 on adults > 65 years old at Kahrizak Charity Nursing Home, Alborz ...
Niusha Barzideh +2 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Persons with dementia living in nursing homes need assistance with moving and transfers; however, caregivers assisting persons with dementia in their daily person transfers report strain-related and complicated transfer-related behavioural ...
Hanna Lagerlund +2 more
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BMJ Open, 2019 ObjectiveTo develop, with nurse specialists and nursing home care staff, a theory and evidence-informed pressure injury prevention care bundle for use in nursing home settings.DesignThe development of a care bundle.MethodsWe undertook a detailed ...
Jo C Dumville +3 more
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The ‘regulated death’: a documentary analysis of the regulation and inspection of dying and death in English care homes for older people. [PDF]
, 2007 In England, processes of regulation and inspection have been established to ensure that older people living in long-term care settings receive quality care.
Froggatt, Katherine A.
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Monitoring sound levels and soundscape quality in the living rooms of nursing homes : a case study in Flanders (Belgium) [PDF]
, 2017 Recently there has been an increasing interest in the acoustic environment and its perceptual counterpart (i.e., the soundscape) of care facilities and their potential to affect the experience of residents with dementia.
Aletta, Francesco +6 more
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Inspecting integrated care in the Netherlands
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019 Introduction: Health and social care in the Netherlands is undergoing a major transition. People receive health and social care at home as long as possible. Informal care has become more important and the municipalities have more legal tasks in providing
Heleen Buijze
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Hidden on the ward : the abuse of children in hospitals [PDF]
, 2000 While there have been a small number of high profile cases of the abuse of children by hospital staff, there has been relatively little attention paid to the child protection issues for children staying in hospitals.
Kendrick, Andrew, Taylor, Julie
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